Group holds workshop to develop Urhobo language

The Urhobo Studies Association, Delta State University Abraka will on 25 and 26,November, 2008 hold a workshop on, Developing the Urhobo Language to Cope with Modern Realities.

This was made known through a statement signed by Dr. (Mrs.) Rose Oro Aziza,Convener and Mr. Moses Darah, Secretary, Organising Committee and made available to newsmen in Warri recently.

The event which will hold at the Pre-degree Auditorium, Campus III of DeltaState University, Abraka would create a forum where writers, teachers at alllevels of education and translators can come together and examine the writingsystem of the Urhobo language and devise a uniform writing pattern; and also tocreate an avenue for examining strategies for vocabulary development to enableUrhobo cope well as a language of education at all levels— pre-primary totertiary levels.

While soliciting for financial support from well meaning Urhobo natives toenable them organise a successful workshop, the statement further revealed thatspeakers from various universities in the world which includes Prof. TanureOjaide, University of North Carolina , Prof. M. Y. Nabofa, Niger DeltaUniversity, Prof. Shirley Ifode, University of Port Harcourt, Dr. Imelda Udoh,University of Uyo, Dr. C. Ohire-Aniche, University of Lagos, Dr. IsmailaJunaidu, Director, National Language Centre, NERDC, Abuja and Dr. DeborahOnoyovwi, College of Education, Warri will be in attendance.